# The PERFECT office chair. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 22, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676 "2006-09-22T05:48:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![noblebaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@noblebaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noblebaron)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/1 "2006-09-22T05:48:18Z")
I want to buy an uber-ergonomic chair that reduces bodily stress to essentially nothing. I’m picturing something that basically suspends me in a reclined position, has full back and neck support and allows me to have my ergonomic keyboard with my arms in a fully natural position, allowing freedom to type with as little strain as possible. I spend hours daily at my computer and it’s about time I start investing in my body… I’m willing to pay a few thousand dollars if necessary. Any suggestions? Thanks! -NB ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/2 "2006-09-22T05:56:08Z")
Are you sure that you really want to be held motionless like that? As an alternative, consider a form of seating that would improve your posture, such as a balance ball or saddle-seat chair. ---
**Author:** ![noblebaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@noblebaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noblebaron)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/3 "2006-09-22T07:20:49Z")
Thanks, Hunter Hawk… I am open to suggestions. I would like to cut down on visits to the chiropractor. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/4 "2006-09-22T11:12:35Z")
The Hermann Miller Aeron Chair has always been highly regarded as THE chair to buy if you care about comfort. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/5 "2006-09-22T13:37:23Z")
[QUOTE=Shalmanese] The Hermann Miller Aeron Chair has always been highly regarded as THE chair to buy if you care about comfort. [/QUOTE] That’s what I was going to say. You’ll recognize [it](http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,,a10-c440-p8,00.html) from how often it shows up in movies because of its distinctive look. We bought lower-end Herman Miller conference chairs at work as they were the most comfortable of a range we tested. If your job doesn’t offer it, you could use some of the $1000s to have an ergonomic expert come in and analyze your office for the correct settings and measurements for your workspace components. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/6 "2006-09-22T17:40:19Z")
Spiffy though the Aeron chairs may look (and feel–I’ll grant you that for office chairs they’re really good), you’re still held in a normal seating position, which isn’t going to do your pelvic area and psoas muscles any favors. **noblebaron** , you might also want to investigate the possibility of getting a standing desk. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/7 "2006-09-22T18:57:07Z")
I’m a little confused on how you’ll be able to type and look at the screen from a reclining position?? ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/8 "2006-09-22T22:38:37Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] I’m a little confused on how you’ll be able to type and look at the screen from a reclining position?? [/QUOTE] Ceiling. LCD monitor. Duct tape. ---
**Author:** ![MrJackboots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MrJackboots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrJackboots)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/9 "2006-09-22T23:10:45Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] I’m a little confused on how you’ll be able to type and look at the screen from a reclining position?? [/QUOTE] [Reclining workstation.](http://fos.stores.yahoo.net/ergopod200.html) ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/10 "2006-09-22T23:30:18Z")
Bah, the Aeron chairs are overrated. When Radio Shack built their new campus, they put Aeron chairs in every cubicle (I blame the low stock price on them spending $2.3 million on ugly, uncomfortable chairs.) I hated them. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/11 "2006-09-23T14:04:43Z")
I use the Aeron. I would say it’s somewhat better than other office chairs I’ve experienced but not worlds better. The best feature is the seat and back are a sort of fine mesh that breathes. So your seat and back don’t get moist like they might if sitting in a padded chair in a warm environment all day long. ---
**Author:** ![noblebaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@noblebaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noblebaron)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/12 "2006-09-24T00:42:24Z")
Hey, thanks a lot for your suggestions everybody. When I actually end up buying the chair, I’ll let you know which one. -NB ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-office-chair/373676/13 "2006-09-24T01:03:09Z")
I have an Aeron chair at home that I love. Though I must admit that the reclining workstation looks really tempting, for mw it would be too specialized. I couldn’t use it in conjunction with a normal desk. So to do anything NOT through my computer, I’d have to get out of it and move to a normal desk and chair.